"Am I described as selfish?" His smile is hard to read, tranquil but subtly dark around the edges. "Heartless and uncaring, perhaps, but selfish?"

Honestly, it's probably open for debate. It does seem that he does a great deal for his own amusement, or his own glory, but that veneer suits him. What's real and what's a mask? Some days Loki himself isn't sure.

"From my perspective, I am the Trickster. I do what the other gods dare not do, for fear, for conscience, for dignity. Just as no iniquity is beyond me, neither is any sacrifice. As surely as I am born of ice and darkness, I am born of that."

"In this instance, I am spiting my enemy, but if it helps my brother and my people, so much the better."